Cash-carrier



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheen y1. H. P. DURING.

GASH CARRIER.

Patented Apr; 8, 1890.

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Patented Apr. 8

CASH CARRIER.

H. P. DURING.

/NVE'IVTOH ATTORNEY (No Model.)

WITNESSES:

IUNITED STATES PATENT OEE-ICE.

HARRY P. DURING, OF CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO TI'IE LAMSON CONSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEIV JERSEY.

CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No..425,094, dated April 8, 1890.

Application tiled AprillZ, 1889. Renewed February 28, 1890. Serial No. 342,148. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY P. DURING, of

Carthage, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Bundle and Cash Carrier, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to that class of apparatus that is employed in stores for the transportation and delivery of cash and packages, the object of the present invention being to provide for the delivery of heavy packages of goods or for the delivery of light packages of goods over the same track or way; and to the end named the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully explained, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, in which' similar figures and letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved store-service apparatus. Fig. 2 is a sectional View'v of the carrier. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the carrier. Fig. 4 is a View of one of the track-supporting brackets. Fig. 5 is a side view of the plunger and its connections. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view on line a: of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view on line y -y of Fig. 5. Fig. S is a detail View of the plunger-latch; and Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the spring drum, arranged in connection with the frame of the plungerlatch.

In the drawings, 10 represents a track that is made up, preferably, of metallic strips about one inch in width and about one-,eighth of an inch in thickness. These strips are supported by brackets 1l,within which the strips are held by set-screws 12, and the brackets 11 are suspended from the ceiling of the apartment by means of rods 13, which are formed with dovetail projections that fit in correspondingly-shaped grooves formed in the brackets 11. At each end of the track I arrange a frame 14, within which there is mounted. a plunger 15, the rear end of said plungerbeing arranged for connection with a springpressed latch 17, that is carried by a frame 16, (see Fig. 8,) and upon thc end of this latch there is mounted an anti-friction roll 1S. Directly beneath the plunger I arrange a rod 19, upon the forward end of which there is formed a catch-tooth 20, this rod 19 being rigidly connected to the frame 16, and guided at its rear end in an aperture formed in the frame 14. To each side of the frame 14 there is se cured a spring 21, and these springs are connected to the rear end of the plunger by cords or chains 22. The 'trame 14 is provided with a notched rod or bar 23, upon which there is mounted a slide 24, said slide having a downwardly-extending y handle 25, and a springpressed latch 26, which engages the notches of the rod or bar 3. The slide 24 has a forwardly-extending projection 2S, formed with a cam-face 29.

Beneath the frame 14 there is mounted a drum 30, Within which there is arranged a spring 31, one end of the spring being secured to the drum-shaft, While the other end is secured to the inner peripheral facie of the drum, the drum being loosely mounted upon it-s shaft. To the drum 3 0 there is secured a cord or chain 33, which is in turn connected to the frame 16. The frame 16 carries a sheave 34, about which there is passed a cord or chain 35, that is secured to the frame 14 at a, passing thence about a sheave 34 to a sheave 36, and thence downward, the lower end of the cord or chain being provided with a ring or handle 3S.

The carrier, which is to run upon the track or way 10, consists of a trolley 40, formed with an arm 41, that is slotted at b to receive upwardly-extending projections 42 from a bas ket 43. To the ends of the arms 41, I connect cords or chains 44, which extend downward through eyes 45, connected to the basket 43, and thence about sheaves 46 to a drum 47, that is loosely mounted upon a central stud 48. \Vithin the drum I coil aspring 49, one end of 'said spring being connected to the stud and the other end to the inner peripheral face of the drum. The cords 44 are coiled upon the drum in opposite directions and rest in grooves formed in the peripheral Yface of the drum.

The drum 47 is provided with a ratchet 50,

and this ratchet is engaged by spring-pressed handled pawls 5l, the arrangement being such that when it is desired to lower the basketft the handles of the pawls 5l are pressed together and the basket is drawn downward against the tension of the spring 49. rPlien when it is desired to restore the basket to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2 the vbasket is raised and the spring 49 will wind the cords il upon the drum 47, the projections 42 entering the slots I) and steadyin g the basket, as will be readily understood.

In order that the carrier may operate in connection with the plunger and its connections, I provide it with a spring-pressed latch 60, which is arranged to engage the catchtooth 2O of the rod 19, the plunger at this time rest-ing against a wall or partition G1, that is arranged as best shown in Fig. 2. Upon the end of the latch GO, I mount an an ti-friction roll 62.

.Such being the general arrangement of my improved store-service apparatus, the operation is as follows: The carrier being adjusted as represented in Fig. 1, and the latch 17 bcing in engagement with the rear end of the plunger 15, the cord is drawn down, which movement will draw back the frame 16 and bring the anti-friction roll 18, carried by the lat-ch 17, upon a cam-face c, that. is formed on the slide 24, and as the anti-friction roll rides upon said cam-face the latch will be raised and the springs which were drawn backward as the frame 16 moved to the rear will spring forward and force the carrier onward to deliver the goods contained within the basket. When the frame 16 has been drawn to the rear, as just described, the latch of the carrier is in engagement with the catch-tooth of the rod or bar 19; but just as the anti-friction roll 1S passes upon the cam-face e the anti-friction roll 02 of the latch 60 will pass upon the cam-face 29 of the slide-extension 2S, and the latch GO will be thrown from engagement with the tooth 20. Then the springl 21 act to force the plunger forward, the carriage, being free from the catch-tooth 20, is forced forward. Then when the cord 35 is released the spring within the drum 30 will act to return the frame 1G to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 1.

By providing the rod or bar with aseries of notches or recesses, as illustrated, Iamenabled to force the plunger 15 forward with any desired amount of power, so that I can' j handle heavy or light packages of goods, and

provide for a proper impulse irrespective of the weight of the goods.

In practice it will of course be understood that a plunger and its connections would be arranged at each end of the line.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a main frame, a longitudinally-sliding plunger mounted therein, and springs secured to the frame and connected to the plunger, ot a sliding framehaving a latch te engage the rear end of the plunger and lock them together, a cam in rear of the sliding frame to release said latch, means for drawing the sliding frame and plunger against the action of the springs,

a rod secured to the sliding frame parallel with the plunger and having a catch at its outer end beyond the adjacent end of the plunger, and a cam in rearof said catch, substantially as set forth.

2. rlhe combination, with a main fralnc, the plunger, the springs for throwing it, and a sliding' frame having a latch to engage the plunger and lock them together, and means for drawing the frame and plunger against the action of said springs, and a rod secured to the sliding frame and having a catch on its front end beyond the plunger, of a slide 24, mounted on the main frame parallel with said rod and plunger, and provided with a rear cam c to release the plunger-latch, and a forward cam 29, substantially as set forth.

In a store-service apparatus, the combination, with a plunger, of springs, connections between the plunger and the springs, a frame carrying a latch arranged to engage the plunger, a spring-actuated drum, connections between said drum and the latch-carryin g frame, a means for drawing the frame against the tension of the spring, and an adjustable latchtripping attachment, substantially as described.

4. In a store-service apparatus, the combination, with a plunger, of springs, connections between the springs and the plunger, a frame 16, a latch 17, carried thereby and provided with an anti-friction roll, a drum 30, a spring arranged therein, connections between the drinn and the frame 1G, a means for drawing the frame against the tension of the plungersprings, an adjustably-mounted slide 24, provided wit-h a cam-face c, and a forwardly-extending projection 28, which has a cam-face 2i), a rod or bar 19, having a catch-tooth 20 and rigidly connected to the frame 1G, and a carrier provided with a latch arranged to cngage the catch-tooth, said latch being in turn provided with an anti-friction roll adapted to bear upon the cam-face 2S), substantially as described.

The combination, with the carrier having a latch, of a sliding frame having a catch to engage the said latch, a spring-propelled plunger extending at its front end adjacent to said catch to engage the carrier, a latch locking the sliding frame and plunger together, and means for retraeting the sliding frame and plunger, of a front cam for releasing the carrier-latch, and a rear cam for releasing the plunger-latch, substantially as set forth.

G. In a store-service apparatus, the combination, with the carrier having a transverse latch provided with a roller on its outer end,

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7. In a store-service apparatus, a carrier provided with an opening, and a transverse latch 60, crossing said opening, and a transverse Wall or partition 61, forming a plungerabutment, substantially as set forth.

HARRY P. DURING.

Witnesses:

EMMA NEELY, JULIA E. MYERS. 

